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Were pelvic bones ever used as helmets?

188 upvotes • KdogCrusader

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Did the targeted killing of intellectuals during the reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia and the Cultural Revolution in China have a measurable long term impact on the overall intellectual capacities of these nations?

188 upvotes • MeiBanFa

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I read that Pearl Harbor was not meant to be a surprise attack and that the Japanese embassy failed to deliver the message to Washington in time. Does this have any validity?

188 upvotes • hello_mr_durden

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Doris Kearns Goodwin said on Colbert that the historian's job would be harder in the future because people don't write letters and diaries with "intimate" info anymore. Historians of Reddit, what do you think the best "primary sources" of the future will be?

188 upvotes • ovoutland

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What was life like for a peasant living under the Knights Templar, or some other such Holy Order?

188 upvotes • Dialent

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Are there any Orthodox chivalric orders?

188 upvotes • DocScourge

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Was the 1996 Russian Election actually fraudulent and how likely is it that the IMF and the U.S. had a role in helping Yeltsin defeat the Communist Party candidate?

188 upvotes • ilostmyfirstuser

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Lions are a Sub-Saharian species, how and why they become so popular in european banners and flags?

188 upvotes • b4ti4tus

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How Certain Are We That Buddha Existed?

188 upvotes • AoiLune

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Suppose you're an English duke living in circa 1116 and your pre-pubescent son suffers some sort of accident that renders him unable to cumulate normally or father children of his own. do I have any legal recourse to get him out of the way in favour another son who can carry on the line?

188 upvotes • grapp

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Were pelvic bones ever used as helmets?	188	KdogCrusader
Did the targeted killing of intellectuals during the reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia and the Cultural Revolution in China have a measurable long term impact on the overall intellectual capacities of these nations?	188	MeiBanFa
I read that Pearl Harbor was not meant to be a surprise attack and that the Japanese embassy failed to deliver the message to Washington in time. Does this have any validity?	188	hello_mr_durden
Doris Kearns Goodwin said on Colbert that the historian's job would be harder in the future because people don't write letters and diaries with "intimate" info anymore. Historians of Reddit, what do you think the best "primary sources" of the future will be?	188	ovoutland
What was life like for a peasant living under the Knights Templar, or some other such Holy Order?	188	Dialent
Are there any Orthodox chivalric orders?	188	DocScourge
Was the 1996 Russian Election actually fraudulent and how likely is it that the IMF and the U.S. had a role in helping Yeltsin defeat the Communist Party candidate?	188	ilostmyfirstuser
Lions are a Sub-Saharian species, how and why they become so popular in european banners and flags?	188	b4ti4tus
How Certain Are We That Buddha Existed?	188	AoiLune
Suppose you're an English duke living in circa 1116 and your pre-pubescent son suffers some sort of accident that renders him unable to cumulate normally or father children of his own. do I have any legal recourse to get him out of the way in favour another son who can carry on the line?	188	grapp